Rad51-deficient vertebrate cells accumulate chromosomal breaks prior to cell death

被引:687
作者
Sonoda, E
Sasaki, MS
Buerstedde, JM
Bezzubova, O
Shinohara, A
Ogawa, H
Takata, M
Yamaguchi-Iwai, Y
Takeda, S
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Fac Med, Dept Mol Immunol & Allergiol, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 60601, Japan
[2] Kyoto Univ, Ctr Radiat Biol, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 60601, Japan
[3] Basel Inst Immunol, CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland
[4] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Biol, Osaka 560, Japan
关键词
chromosome aberration; DT40; double-strand break; Rad51; disruption;
D O I
10.1093/emboj/17.2.598
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Yeast rad51 mutants are viable, but extremely sensitive to gamma-rays due to defective repair of double-strand breaks, In contrast, disruption of the murine RAD51 homologue is lethal, indicating an essential role of Rad51 in vertebrate cells. We generated clones of the chicken B lymphocyte line DT40 carrying a human RAD51 transgene under the control of a repressible promoter and subsequently disrupted the endogenous RAD51 loci, Upon inhibition of the RAD51 transgene, Rad51(-) cells accumulated in the G(2)/M phase of the cell cycle before dying. Chromosome analysis revealed that most metaphase-arrested Rad51(-) cells carried isochromatid-type breaks, In conclusion, Rad51 fulfils an essential role in the repair of spontaneously occurring chromosome breaks in proliferating cells of higher eukaryotes.
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页码:598 / 608
页数:11
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